Bigmouth, led by bassist and composer Chris Lightcap, features the profoundly original tenor saxophonists, Tony Malaby and Chris Cheek, the multifaceted genius of keyboardist Craig Taborn, and the creative powerhouse drumming of Gerald Cleaver. The band's latest release, "Epicenter" was named one of 2015's top 10 releases of the year by the New York Times, the LA Times, NPR and many other publications. Lightcap received a CMA New Jazz Works grant in 2011 which culminated in "New York: Lost and Found," an extended work which was featured on Epicenter. The group has performed at major venues and festivals throughout the US and Europe including Earshot Jazz (Seattle), Saalfelden (Austria), North Sea (Netherlands) and Willisau (Switzerland).

News

07.22.2016

We're happy to announce that Chris Lightcap's Bigmouth has recieved its second CMA New Jazz Works grant, funded through the generosity of the Doris Duke Foundation.

07.22.2016

Check out Chris Lightcap's Bigmouth on NPR's JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater from their 2012 performance at Kuumbwa in Santa Cruz, CA

New Releases

Epicenter is Bigmouth's 2015 release which was featured on the year-end "best of lists" of the New York Times, the LA Times and NPR, among many other publications, and named an "Editor's Pick" by Jazz Times.